Yin Lichuan was born in 1973. A graduate of Peking University in 1996 and ESEC (école supérieure d'études cinématographiques) in Paris, Yin made her name in China and Taiwan, writing novels and poetry, including A Little More Comfort and Fucker. In 2006, she writes and directs her debut feature, The Park. Knitting is her second feature and has been selected at Cannes' Directors' Fortnight in 2008.
